the great giveaway

David Fitch’s book The Great Giveaway is a real gift to the church at this time. No, perhaps more than a gift; it is rather like a much needed splash of prophetically icy water for a church inebriated by the seductive forces of our age. Let the subtitle speak for itself: [...]

we’re a’comin

OK, after all over visa hassles, we finally have clearance to come to the US of A. If we get our passports back, we’ll be in the US on 10 August. Bring it on! I hope America is ready for Ruby Hirsch Cute eh?

Ruby has to endure the 16 hour [...]

dohhh!

 These amply demonstrate that you can’t solve the church’s problems with the same kind of thinking that created them in the first place. (HT to the jobless minister).

staying close to jesus

The last blog on this topic caused a bit of a ruckus. A nice one, and one well worth pursuing. So lets take it one step further….Most people reading this blog would be aware of the distinctive meaning of the Hebrew word for knowledge; a word that is used from both human intercourse [...]

existence communication

As we begin an exploration into the next element of mDNA…discipleship and disciple-making, I thought we could start our journey by exploring the idea of existence communication…a little piece of Soren Kierkegaard’s weird but wonderful mind. First consider these two quotes from two very different people.
“We can only live changes: we cannot think our way [...]

mission and the triune god

In light of the recent blogs on missional Christology and the debate it raised on the role of the Holy Spirit, I thought that this comment by Newbigin clarifies so much…
“Surely there is no missionary who goes forth to preach the Gospel to others who does not know that it is only by the power [...]

a working definition of missional church

The phrase ‘missional’ and ‘missional church’ originated in the work of a group of North America practitioners, missiologists and theorists, called the Gospel and Our Culture Network (GOCN) who came together to try and work out some of the implications of the work of that remarkable missionary thinker Lesslie Newbigin. It was Newbigin who, [...]

consider the ways of the ant…

(Click the image to link) A great article on swarm theory and how bees and ants can tach us about organizations. (HT to Mike Jentes)
“Consider the ways of the ant and be wise” Proverbs 6:6
We will eventually get onto organic systems and this stuff will become standard fare. But I thought this useful now. [...]

dig in

Here is a little treasure trove of downloadable books /material on church planting, house churches, and leadership teams by the inimitable Dick Scroggins. Check under ‘books’ and ‘other resources.’

how far is too far?

Perhaps we can finish this series of blogs on Christology by exploring how this central force of spiritual mDNA actually guides our missional conduct and activities. (Matt Stone will love this post.) As an incarnational missionary I have often been asked the question “how far can we incarnate? How far can we take on [...]

organic community

Joe Myers has written a really good book called Organic Community: Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect. I have been meaning to review it for some time, so why not now.

It has a fresh feel and, given that it uses organic ideas to re-imagine (and therefore reshape) Christian life together, I find myself [...]

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